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Tag Archives: teaching culture
Avoiding Tokenism in Multicultural Education: 7 Strategies
One of the common ways in which schools address cultural diversity is by hosting a Cultural Day or Cultural Week. This may involve students being invited to dress in cultural attire, share dishes from their ethnic cuisines, and perform a … Continue reading
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On Campus and Beyond: From Speaking to Writing, Part 2
In my previous blog (Part 1), I provided a few suggestions on how speaking activities from two units in the ESL speaking class that I taught this summer could be adjusted and implemented in a writing course. My goal was … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, elena shvidko, ESL writing, second language writing, SLW, teaching culture, teaching writing, writing activities
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Teaching Empathy to Children Through Storytelling
As English learners enter school this year, one of our most important jobs as teachers is to help them adjust to the American classroom. It is important to make our ELs feel welcome and accepted. With all of the anti-immigrant and … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom activities, cultural resources, culture, evergreen, Judie Haynes, primary education, teaching culture
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Adapting Folktales for ELL Learning Activities
We content-based teachers often struggle with how to make students focus on the specific reading skills we want them to learn without being distracted or overwhelmed by the language. This gets more difficult when my activity focuses on fiction, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom practice, evergreen, fiction, idioms, Nathan Hall, reading comprehension, secondary education, teaching culture
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Can We Really “Teach Peace”?
In light of recent violence in the world, I have been pondering the role of educators in this shifting paradigm. As members of an international organization, TESOL professionals can be found in every part of the globe, working with all types … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, Kristen Lindahl, social responsibility, teacher education, teaching culture
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The Reasons for the Seasons: Making Holiday Activities for ELLS
When I was a student, I planned my months around the holidays. The abbreviated weeks were much needed breaks from the classroom routine and milestones towards summer vacations. I’d like to say I used that extra time to do some … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, holiday activities, Nathan Hall, secondary education, teaching culture
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5 Back-to-School Activities Supporting Student Diversity
In a previous blog, Creating a Welcoming Classroom Environment for Pre-K-5 ELs, I wrote about how teachers can alleviate many fears experienced by English learners (ELs) who are new to the United States by creating a welcoming environment in their classrooms. … Continue reading
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Connectivity With Google’s Cultural Institute
One of the greatest benefits of being online is the global connectivity it brings—connection to other people, other places, other perspectives, and, of course, other languages. Language teachers have been long aware of the connection between language learning and cultural … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom activity, educational technology, evergreen, intercultural communication, Kristen Lindahl, teaching culture, tech tools
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